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Bill Anders Dies: NASA Apollo 8 Astronaut Took Famous ‘Earthrise’ Shot While Orbiting Moon
The image has been called one of the greatest ever taken in space
This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the Moon. Anders is heard on the on-board recorder asking fellow astronaut Jim Lovell, “Hand me a roll of color quick. The iconic photo was immortalized on a postage stamp and on countless magazine covers and in newspapers.
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